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Pseudomonas - Gutierrez Flashcards

1
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Does psuedomonas form spores?

A

no

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2
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Can pseudomonas spp ferment lactose?

A

No

Oxidase +

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3
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Pseudomonas are _________ pathogens

A

Opportunistic

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4
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What is the reservoir for pseudomonas?

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Environment - water, soil, plants

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5
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa is associated with what predisposing factors?

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  1. Trauma, burns, wounds
  2. Malignancy
  3. Immunodeficiency
  4. Inbalance of microbiota
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6
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True or False: Pseudomonas is involved in primary disease

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False, secondary to other causes

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7
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What is responsible for the blue- green color on culture of pseudomonas aeruginosa? What smell is associated?

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Pyocyanin (siderophore), has a candy-sweet odor

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8
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What virulence factors are on the cell surface of pseudomonas aeruginosa?

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Flagella, pili, LPS

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9
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What is responsible for the fluorescent green color on culture of pseudomonas aeruginosa?

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Pyoverdin siderophore

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10
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What is responsible for the red-brown color on culture of pseudomonas aeruginosa?

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Pyorubin siderophore

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11
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What is responsible for the brown/black color on culture of pseudomonas aeruginosa?

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Pyomelanin siderophore

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12
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How is pseudomonas aeruginosa transmitted?

A

Indirect contact through contaminated tools, water bowls, bedding, thermometers, etc

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13
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What are the 3 stages involved in pseudomonas aeruginosa?

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  1. Adherence + colonization
  2. Multiplication and growth (biofilm formation)
  3. Systemic disease
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14
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What toxins are involved in systemic pseudomonas aeruginosa disease?

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LPS and EXOtoxin A

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15
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What happens during growth and multiplication of pseudomonas aeruginosa?

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bio film is formed, quorum sensing, T3SS is expressed

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16
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How does pseudomonas aeruginosa adhere to host tissue?

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Flagella and pili

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17
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What are the major pathologies associated with pseudomonas aeruginosa in many species of animals?

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  1. Wound infections
  2. UTI
  3. Otitis externa + media
  4. Resp tract infection
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18
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pseudomonas aeruginosa can cause abortion in what species?

A

Horses and chinchillas

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19
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What CS are associated with dogs and cats with pseudomonas aeruginosa?

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  1. Otitis externa - green pus, malodorous discharge
  2. Lower UTI
  3. Pneumonia
  4. Pyoderma
20
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What CS are seen in horses with pseudomonas aeruginosa?

A
  1. Infectious endometritis
  2. Vaginitis
  3. Abortion
  4. Conjunctivitis
21
Q

What CS are seen in cows with pseudomonas aeruginosa?

A

Subclinical mastitis

Elevated somatic cell count in more chronic infections

Can have resp infection, uterine infection, enteritis

22
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What CS are seen in SHOATS with pseudomonas aeruginosa?

A

Gangrenous mastitis - high fatality rates

Fleece rot - superficial dermatitis, “green wool”

23
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Gangrenous mastitis is associated with what animal species and what bacteria?

A

SHOATS, pseudomonas aeruginosa

24
Q

What CS are seen in rabbits with pseudomonas aeruginosa?

A
  1. Dermatitis
  2. Pneumonia
  3. Moist skin from automated water system
25
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The origin of pseudomonas aeruginosa comes from __________

A

contaminated drinking water

26
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What CS are seen in mink with pseudomonas aeruginosa?

A
  1. Pulmonary lesions - pneumonia
  2. High mortality
27
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What CS are seen in chinchillas with pseudomonas aeruginosa?

A
  1. Abortion
  2. Septicemia
  3. Pneumonia
  4. Otitis media
  5. Sudden death
28
Q

What CS are seen in reptiles with pseudomonas aeruginosa??

A
  1. Necrotic stomatits, “mouth rot”
  2. Ulcers on skin
  3. Pneumonia
  4. Septicemia
29
Q

Reptiles are often infected with pseudomonas aeruginosa secondary to ___________

A

poor sanitary housing conditions

30
Q

What pseudomonas spp are fish most at risk for?

A

Pseudomonas fluorescens

31
Q

__________ is important in the spoilage of refrigerated milk, meat, eggs, seafood, and blood products

A

P. Fluorescens

32
Q

Rainbow trout with ulceration on the dorsal surface is associated with what bacteria spp?

A

Pseudomonas putida

33
Q

Who can be infected with pseudomonas fluorescens?

A

Fish - most pathogenic fish pathogen

Poulty

Cattle

Humans (zoonotic)

34
Q

Which pseudomonas spp grow at 5 °C?

A

P. Fluorescens

35
Q

How can pseudomonas be prevented?

A

Prevent wet conditions

Vaccine available only for minks

36
Q

Mouth rot is characteristic of ________ bacteria spp in ________ animals

A

Pseudomonas aeruginosa, reptiles

37
Q

P. fluorescens causes _______ in cattle

A

Mastitis

38
Q

P. fluorescens causes _______ in fish

A

Septicemia and tail/fin rot

39
Q

P. fluorescens causes _______ in poultry

A

Embryonic mortality

40
Q

Exophthalmia, ascites, and ulceration in tilapia is characteristic of ________ bacteria spp

A

Pseudomonas putida

41
Q

What does pseudomonas look like on macconkey agar?

A

Yellow bc does not ferment lactose

  • pale colonies with green-blue pyocyanin pigment
42
Q

True or False: Penicillin is used to treat pseudomonas

A

NOOOOO FALSE

resistant to alot of broad spectrum antibiotics

43
Q

P. aeruginosa can cause necrotic stomatitis in ________

A

reptiles / snakes

44
Q

P. aeruginosa can cause dermatitis in __________

A

Sheep and rabbits

45
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P. aeruginosa can cause endocarditis in ____________

A

Dogs and cats

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